It improves your mental health - A study by the YMCA shows people who had a physically active lifestyle had a well-being score 32% higher than inactive individuals.

It cuts your risk of heart disease and cancer – by getting blood pumping around your body and burning calories, you reduce your chances of being overweight, this in turn reduces your chances of developing major illnesses.

It saves time – when traffic starts to queue, pedestrians and cyclists can keep moving and skip the queues

Extend the benefits - Activity trackers are a popular way to measure the number of steps you take. If you own an activity tracker, you may be able to extend the benefits by linking them to schemes like Vitality Health Insurance, where you can turn active travel into rewards for cinema tickets, Starbucks and discounts on Ocado shopping.

Plan your journey

A copy of the local cycling network can be downloaded opposite under Related Downloads.

The My Journey team can help. We have a number of loan bikes, which can be loaned free, along with helmets and bike locks available for Wokingham residents, or those employed by a Wokingham based company.

If you have never learnt to ride or it has been a while and want to improve you confidence, check our events page to find out when our next adult training courses are taking place.

Maybe your bike just needs some TLC, if so check out our events page for when Dr Bike will be at an event near you. Dr Bike will check your bike for free. If you need accessories or parts contact us for a 10% off voucher for Berkshire Bikes.